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A support group by and for trans folk. While the group is typically trans femme focused, we welcome anyone who identifies as trans or is questioning their gender identity. Close allies are also welcome, with the understanding that this is always a trans centered space. We try to provide some structured conversation topics, but discussion is primarily free form and focuses on the needs of those in attendance.

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Held annually on November 20th since 1999, the Transgender Day of Remembrance is an international day of mourning for all those whose lives were lost due to transphobic violence. In Grand Rapids we are hosting our vigil at the Goei Center from 7-9pm.

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Please join the Spectrum Center on November 20th from 5:30pm - 7pm in the Michigan Room, Michigan League, to honor and remember those lost to anti-trans violence and transphobia. There will be remarks, a performance from the OutLoud Chorus, refreshments and more.

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We gather to remember and honor the transgender people that were killed in the last year as a result of transphobia and to draw attention to the continued violence that the transgender community must endure.

This year, we memorialize 24 trans people. Ranging in age from 18 to 54, these individuals were primarily transwomen of color, but not exclusively. These trans men and woman represent only the small portion of trans people that lost their life from bigotry. A very large number of victims get misgendered and dead-named and have no one to correct the record.

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This workshop is designed to provide transgender and gender non-conforming individuals, and allies, with information about their legal rights, and ways to navigate the legal system. We will have attorneys from the Jim Toy Community Center's Know Your Rights Project and law students from OutLaws, a political and social organization that serves the needs of the LGBT+ community at the University of Michigan Law School. Submit questions for the panel: http://bit.ly/kyrtrans